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Volume 63, Issue 2, December 2021

Articles

Notes on The Recollection and Typification of Impatiens williamsii H. Hara (Balsaminaceae) – A Little Known Endemic Species of Nepal

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v63/2021/167712

Published 2021-12-31

  • Norbu Sherpa
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  • Saroj Kr. Kasaju
    • ,
  • Sajan Subedi
    • ,
  • Rajib Gogoi

Norbu Sherpa
Botanical Survey of India, Sikkim Himalayan Regional Centre, P.O. Rajbhawan, Gangtok–737103, Sikkim

Saroj Kr. Kasaju
771 Pashupati Sadak-3, Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, ZIP 44600

Sajan Subedi
Executive Director, Botanics Nepal Pvt. Ltd, Annapurna Marg, Purano Sinamangal-32, Kathmandu

Rajib Gogoi
Botanical Survey of India, Sikkim Himalayan Regional Centre, P.O. Rajbhawan, Gangtok–737103, Sikkim

Abstract

Impatiens williamsii H.Hara (Balsaminaceae) has been re-collected in West Nepal after 66 years. To facilitate its easy identification, detailed description and coloured illustrations from live materials are provided along with the conservation status of the species. Lectotype is also designated here for I. williamsii.

Keywords

Endemic, Himalaya, Impatiens, Lectotype, Nepal, Recollection.

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